Berkeley v. Commonwealth
Citations
- 88 Va. 1017
- 14 S.E. 916
- 1892 Va. LEXIS 65
Syllabus
<p>Criminal Proceedings—Assault—Case at bar.—At trial of indictment for assault it was in evidence that defendant approached prosecutor with menaces and gesticulations, but did not strike nor attempt to strike him;</p> <p>Held :</p> <p>Insufficient to warrant conviction.</p>
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- finding no assault when defendant threatened victim with violence, then approached victim while “gesticulating,” but “did not strike” and “did not attempt to strike” him
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Judges: Hinton
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7 cases in this archive cite this case.
- Harper v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia· 1955-01-17· cited 67×
- Carter v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia· 2005-01-14· cited 45×
- Carter v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2004-03-30· cited 15×
- Simmons v. Norfolk & Western Railway Co.W.D. Virginia· 1990-02-28· cited 10×
- Carter v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia· 2003-09-09· cited 4×
- Jarman v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 1977-11-09· cited 4×
- He v. BlinkenDistrict of Columbia· 2023-11-13
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